Local Comic Shop Day® is permanently moving from the Winter Holiday Season to the last Saturday in September. Additionally, the focus of the 2024 event, held on September 28th, will be rebranding and strengthening industry partnerships in lieue of offering variant covers.
“We are moving Local Comic Shop Day® to the last Saturday in September for a few reasons”, said Marco Davanzo, Executive Director of ComicsPRO. “September is usually a slow month. The new date should help retailers increase sales by bringing the spotlight to local comic shops. By moving it to the Fall, we hope more publishers, retailers, and distributors can participate as it won’t overlap with an already busy end of year/winter holiday season and to stake out it’s own unique space on the calendar.”